16 Photos That Summarize President Obama's Year

White House Photographer Pete Souza just shared his annual collection of presidential images, "Year in Photographs." Souza has created a brilliant photo essay that shows the president, his family, world leaders, and ordinary Americans interacting in various locations around the country and around the world. Here are 16 of those photos that document the daily life of President Obama. Some captions have been edited for clarity and brevity.

April 21, 2014: The president and the Easter Bunny listening to the national anthem on the Blue Room Balcony at the annual Easter Egg Roll. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

April 28, 2014: The president with children at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, the Philippines. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

May 6, 2014: The president swats a fly that was invading his space in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

May 24, 2014: The president posing with Girl Scout Troop 2612 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Official White House Photo Pete Souza)

June 6, 2014: The president talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a lunch with other foreign leaders to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo Pete Souza)

June 9, 2014: The president sits for a 3D portrait being produced by the Smithsonian Institution. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

June 23, 2014: The president greets a departing secret service agent and his wife while the agent's son face-plants on the couch. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

June 29, 2014: The president shares a quiet moment with his daughter Sasha during a father and daughter hike at Great Falls, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

July 21, 2014: The president shares a laugh with Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Chris Paul. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

August 29, 2014: This view of the president reading briefing material was taken with a remote camera set up on the mantel above the fireplace in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

September 5, 2014: The president at Stonehenge. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

October 15, 2014: The president on the White House colonnade during a rain shower. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

November 7, 2014: The president with incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

November 15, 2014: The president holds a koala backstage prior to the G20 Welcome to Country Ceremony at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center in Brisbane, Australia. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

December 1, 2014: The president with young civil rights leaders, many of whom protested in Ferguson, Missouri. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

December 7, 2014: While waiting to be introduced before the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House, the President began whistling a Christmas song in the Blue Room. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

John HendricksonDeputy EditorJohn Hendrickson is the Deputy Editor of Esquire.com, where he oversees the site's 24/7 news operation as well as all politics coverage.

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